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• Sightseeing in Istanbul

What to visit in Istanbul ?

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  Ayasofya

  Native name: Ayasofya Muzesi Hagia Sophia was constructed as a church between 532 and 537 at the order of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527-565). Its architects are Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. It remained the largest cathedral in the world as well as the patriarchal church o

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  Beyazit Square

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  Beylerbeyi Sarayi

  Native name: Beylerbeyi Sarayi It was built between 1861-1865 by Sultan Abdulaziz and is located in Beylerbeyi neighborhood of Istanbul, at the Asian side of the Bosphorus, situated just north of the Bosphorus Bridge today. Between 1829-32, architect Krikor Balyan built a timber waterside palac

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  Bozdogan Aqueduct

  Native name: Bozdogan Kemeri Bozdogan Aqueduct was built between 368 and 373 on the lower section of the water road that is brought to the city from channels outside the city wall to provide water to Constantinople. It was started by Byzantine emperor Constantine and completed by Valens in the 4t

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  Constantine Bonded Column

  There is little known about the history of Constantine Bonded Column as the original constructor and the date of its construction are unknown. The column is located on the south of Hippodrome and measures 32 meters high. Constantine Porphyrogenetus VII (913¬959) ordered some repair works and hence

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  Dolmabahce Sarayi Muzesi

  Native name: Dolmabahce Sarayi Muzesi Dolmabahce Palace is located at the European side of the Bosphorus. It was the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, except for a twenty-year interval, from 1889 to 1909, in which the Yıldız Palace was used instead. It was comm

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  Egypt - Theodosius - Obelisk

  Native name: Misir Obeliski The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Egyptian obelisk of pharaoh Tutmoses III. It was re-erected by the roman emperor Theodosius in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (which is known today as Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the city of Istanbul). The obelisk was originally erected

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  Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

  Native name: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Koprusu Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (known also as the Second Bosphorus Bridge) is the second hanging bridge that connects the European and Asian coasts of Istanbul. The bridge is named after Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who opened Constantinople in 1453 an

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  Galata Bridge

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  Galata Tower

  Native name: Galata Kulesi The Galata Tower is located to the north of the Golden Horn and is one of the city's most visible landmarks. The tower is a huge, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline on the Galata side of the Golden Horn. It was built in 1348 by a Genoese colony as a part of

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  Grand Bazaar

  Native Name: Kapalı çarşı (Covered Bazaar) Grand Bazaar is located covering large area between Nuruosmaniye and Beyazit Mosque. The Grand Bazaar which is known also as (Covered Bazaar) is Turkey's largest covered-market and one of the largest world covered-markets as well. It is also one of t

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  Gulhane Park Park

  Native name: Gülhane Parkı Gulhane Park (meaning in Persian “Rosehouse Park”) is located adjacent to the Topkapı Palace; actually the south entrance of the park sports one of the larger gates of the palace, in the Eminönü district of Istanbul. It is the oldest public parks in Istanbul. T

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  Kadikoy

  Kadikoy is a district located on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus just south of Haydarpasa. It was known in Byzantine times as Khalkedon. Kadikoy has a history that goes as far back as 680 B.C. when the Megarians were the first to settle here, and they founded Khalkedon. Because of its being one of

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  Rumelihisari

  Rumelihisari is a village that took its name from the fortress of Rumeli which was built by Fatih. It is the first settlement area of Turks on this side of the Bosphorus and it became a Muslim village in 1450s. Several mansions are found on the coast of Rumelihisari. After 1950, the increase in emi

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  Sultan Ahmet - Blue Mosque

  Native name: Sultanahmet Camii Sultan Ahmet Mosque is the national mosque of Turkey. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built during the reign of Ahmed I. Construction works took about 7 years from 1609 to 1616. The complex

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  The Bosphorus Bridge

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  Topkapi Palace Museum

  Native name: Topkapi Sarayi Topkapi Palace is located on Seraglio Point which is a wonderful location overlooking the Golden Horn, Bosphorus and Marmara sea. Construction of the palace was ordered by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, who conquered Constantinople in 1453 and thus ended the Byzantine empire. To

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  Yerebatan Sarnici

  Native name: Yerebatan Sarayı Basilica cistern is located south west of Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu. The entrance of Basilica Cistern is the small structure located right across the Tourist Police Station. The structure that was built in the 6th century by Byzantine Em

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